01.09.14 | Sarah Shaffi - The Bookseller
The books will include new introductions from writers and public figures, and many of the titles will also include afterwords from their authors, “providing fascinating insight into the background to their original publication”. The commissioning editor for the introductions is Catherine Taylor.
Author Irvine Welsh will introduce American Psycho, while Jeanette Winterson will introduce The World’s Wife.
Other titles on the launch list include The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst, with an introduction by Sebastian Faulks, and The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, with an introduction by Karen Thompson Walker.
The 24-strong launch list (link below], will be released on 8th January next year, will be followed by regular new Picador Classic releases, including lists in June, August and October 2015.
Picador said it was “building a library of extraordinary voices of timeless quality: our recommendations to all our readers”. The list will bring “neglected classics” back into print, as well as highlight great voices.
All titles will be printed with newly designed covers, on high quality paper stock and with thick cover boards, and there will also be a dedicated Picador Classic website (www.picador.com/classic) which will provide readers with background information.
The full launch list:
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